funneled

Example Sentences

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It funneled demand exclusively through the bricks-and-mortar stores.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

“Once the money was paid out,” Bonta said, “it was funneled through a complex web of over 130 shell companies and hidden across bank accounts, payment apps and cryptocurrency to evade detection.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Money that flows into private funds usually gets funneled through private wealth managers who can earn fees from the private-credit managers.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Retail flows fell to $6.7 billion, below the 12-month weekly average of $7.1 billion, with ETFs still in favor at $6.3 billion versus $400 million funneled toward individual stocks.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

Not when we were afraid, but when we were wide awake and lucid, my mother funneled China into our ears: Kwang- tung Province, New Society Village, the river Kwoo, which runs past the village.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston